Review by Bob Ignizio
Atlanta’s Black Lips have strayed from the psychedelic
garage punk they’re best known for in the past, but usually just for a song or
two. However, their latest album, ‘Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart’, is
almost entirely a journey into country and other varieties of Americana, albeit
one still filtered through the Lips’ eccentricities. The results are mixed.
Album opener “Hooker Jon” is a catchy fuzzed-out blues rocker
about the seamier side of life that eases fans into this roots rock experiment.
It’s followed by the steel guitar flavored “Chainsaw” and the up-tempo shit-kicker
“Rumbler”, both of which move into more countrified territory to nice effect. And
ballads like “Gentleman” and “Georgia” recall the Rolling Stones’ forays into country
music.
